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Thousands of West Africans gain identity documents, 1 million still stateless: U.N.
news Reuters, 25 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 20,000 people in West Africa have gained identity documents in the past year as part of a drive to eradicate statelessness, yet around one million in the region still have no nationality, the United Nations said on Thursday. Stateless people, sometim... -
REFUGEE exhibition opens in the US, featuring work of Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop
news UNHCR, 22 Apr 2016 (7 years ago )“We cannot be in our comfort zone and forget about what is going on next door” The striking photo exhibition “REFUGEE” opens tomorrow (Saturday) at the Annenberg Space for Photography* in Los Angeles. The work of five internationally acclaimed photographers** will be on display until 21 August,... -
14.274 réfugiés enregistrés au Sénégal en 2015
news Le Soleil, 21 Jun 2016 (7 years ago )Le Sénégal est l’un des pays les plus convoités par les demandeurs d’asile. Selon le Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (Hcr), en 2015, il a enregistré 14.274 refugiés. Toutefois, International refugee rights initiative (Irri) a relevé beaucoup de dysfonctionnements dans le systèm... -
Sahel Region - UNHCR Presence - 24 June 2016
documentSahel Region - UNHCR Presence - 24 June 2016Publish date: 20 July 2020 (3 years ago)
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Rising number of people cross to Senegal from Gambia amid tension
news UNHCR, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )Most new arrivals are children, sent by their parents to Senegal as a precautionary measure. Several thousand people, mainly children, have crossed into Senegal from the Gambia in the last 10 days to escape growing tension over the results of last month’s presidential election. While some people ... -
Ecowas leaders due in Banjul today
news The Point, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )A delegation of ECOWAS leaders is due in The Gambia today, in respect of the initial planned visit on Wednesday 11 January. The decision was taken at a one-day ECOWAS summit held recently in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The delegation includes Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Liberia’s P... -
Médiation de la dernière chance pour la Cédéao en Gambie
news RFI, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )Par RFI Publié le 13-01-2017 Modifié le 13-01-2017 à 08:54 Le président du Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, la Libérienne Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, l'ex-chef de l'Etat ghanéen John Dramani Mahama, sont à Banjul ce vendredi 13 janvier pour convaincre une nouvelle fois le président Jammeh de quitter le pouvo... -
The 647th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia
news African Union Peace and Security Council, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017, adopted the following decision on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia: Council: 1. Takes note of the briefing made by the Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Nk... -
The 647th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia
documentCOMMUNIQUÉPublish date: 13 January 2017 (7 years ago)
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Gambia President-elect Barrow 'to stay in Senegal until inauguration'
news BBC, 15 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said. President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step...